What? And miss the best 4 years of my life?

No, it wasn’t all party time, though there was some of that. I enjoyed the coursework, and worked reasonably hard. Harder than many, but certainly not the hardest.

What did I get out of it? Good question. Certainly not a vocation. I was liberal arts. And I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that. After all these years, I believe the most important thing I learned was how to think and write more clearly. You might say that should be high school, and it indicates the woeful state of high school education. I’d disagree with that. Regardless of my writing skills when I got to college, it simply made me better. That would be true no matter what my baseline was.

I also offer this free advice. I got into a couple of decent name-brand schools, But for various reasons, one of which was money, I attended my state’s flagship state university. I wouldn’t change that decision for all the money in the world. Of course, there were many decidedly average folks, myself included. But I also met some of the smartest people I’ve ever known, and I can say this after a longish career in tech in some big companies and startups, all with many smart employees. And, since the student body was large, and the budget reasonably high, there was always some fairly advanced things going on, 24/7, whether you were technically minded, into politics, sports, or just looking for the next big indie band.

Nothing says bubble more than that.

Any of these corporate guys still spouting the bigger bigger bigger mantra are just showing what tools they are. All the cool kids are finally tempering their statements.

Another project looking to solve a problem that doesn’t exist. Or for which block chain is not really warranted. All because some director/VP level guy has to show us how smart he is.

Who needs it? Who is asking for it?

You know that signed transactions have been a thing for a long time.

And look at the caveats they put in the description about backing out fraudulent transactions. They are basically admitting that the blockchain can be like the Wild West. But here, we have some sort of semi public thing they control. So, what’s the point?

Didnâ(TM)t some colleges even get into partnerships with the gambling companies?
The money sloshing around D1 football and basketball is bad enough. When I saw the partnerships, my thought was: âoesomeone just shut the lights out on your way out. You are no longer a college. âoe
Iâ(TM)m not saying Iâ(TM)m any better than these guys. But, any university doing this is no longer a university. Itâ(TM)s something else. Not sure what to call it. But letâ(TM)s dispense with the hypocrisy.

There is no way they are using AI for anything terribly important. I bet itâ(TM)s all projects around the periphery, with some showing promise, and many others not.

They must have a lot of extra employees.

The fact we are talking about it is a victory for Rubio and MAGA.
He knows itâ(TM)s meaningless. Everyone in MAGA world is expected to own the libs a certain number of times per year. He has met Decemberâ(TM)s quota early. He can knockoff for the holidays now guilt free.

We should all be uncomfortable with "technology" like Venmo.

Care to share the composition of your current investment portfolio?

Thatâ(TM)s quite a few caveats for something taking over the world.

How good will it be about modifying it 6 months from now now to add a feature or ferreting out a bug.
My guess is itâ(TM)s even odds that some of its attempts will utterly destroy it.

So yes, keep doing frequent commits.

The world is awash in microcontrollers and clever ways for hobbyists to use them, even without an EE degree. If the whole arduino ecosystem collapses, there are many other options.

A lot of regular folks are starting to use AI and getting completely wrong answers to obvious questions. Their common-sense makes them ask âoeif you got that wrong, what else are you getting wrong?â
Donâ(TM)t give them the bs that they donâ(TM)t use the correct prompts.
OR the explanation I am seeing more and more: âoewhen you ask a person a question, often they get it wrong too.â Iâ(TM)ve seen that in several articles in the past few weeks.
Is that the best theyâ(TM)ve got? Itâ(TM)s so weak. Itâ(TM)s fatal, actually.

Just for the sake of argument, say the judge is right that it was a reasonable assumption on the part of the police.
Fine. Then simply shut off the equipment and figure out what was going on after further investigation. I donâ(TM)t get the destroy part.

Ive always used the words cursive vs printing to draw the distinction between the two methods of handwriting. I suppose shorthand could be a third. But that is a totally different thing that almost no one knows. (Including me)

Others may identify other words

we get for the trillions invested?

How many data centers does it require to pull off this magic?